Claire M. Germain spoke about “Recent Developments in the French Criminal Jury” at the 2012 International Conference on Law & Society in Honolulu, Hawaii, in June. She provided an update on the contemporary landscape of the French jury in its legal and political aspects from a comparative perspective. Her presentation was part of a panel on juries, mixed courts in Europe, and lay participation in legal decision making.

William F. HamiltonAdjunct Professor

Florida e-Discovery and Evidence, with Honorable Ralph Artigliere (ret.), was just released.

Dean Jerry announces Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ lecture at the UF Levin College of Law on Sept. 21, 2012.

From the article:
“The opportunity for a law student to interact with a Supreme Court justice is very special,” said Dean Robert Jerry. “To engage a justice is an opportunity to get insights into the workings of the highest court in our nation. This deepens our students’ education.”

They can accommodate about 500 people, Jerry said. With about 1,000 students enrolled at the law school, he said event attendance had to be rationed. Tickets to Thomas’ discussion will be distributed through the law school’s Office of Student Affairs.

This article discusses whether or not Robert Champion, the drum major beaten to death during a hazing scandal at Florida A&M University, is to blame for his own death.

From the article:
“If he’d said, ‘I’m not going to play this game, here’s my fancy A&M band uniform, I’m not going to take the field with you,’ that would be hard to do,” said Joseph W. Little, a law professor at the University of Florida. “I would expect the argument that because of the situation, this young man was under a lot of compulsion.”

Omri Y. MarianAssistant Professor of Law

Marian presented his paper, “Jurisdiction to Tax Corporations,” at the 2nd annual Critical Perspectives on Tax Policy workshop, hosted by the University of Washington School of Law.

Elizabeth A. RoweFeldman Gale Term Professor in Intellectual Property; UF Research Foundation Professor of Law; Director, Program in Intellectual Property Law

Rowe presented “Trade Secrets, Extraterritoriality, and Border Control,” at the 2012 Intellectual Property Scholars Conference at Stanford Law School on Aug. 9, 2012.

Worrell’s presentation of UF Law’s research as a member of Florida’s Stand Your Ground task force is referenced here.

From the article:
University of Florida law professor Monique Worrell cautioned the task force that the information was preliminary and that more research would be needed to show any correlation with passage of the Stand Your Ground law.